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38 Special is an American rock band. Formed by vocalist Donnie Van Zant in 1975 in Jacksonville, Florida, the band initially had a straight-ahead Southern rock sound, much like Lynyrd Skynyrd, the band of his older brother Ronnie.

By the early 1980s, the band began incorporating elements of blues-rock and arena rock into their sound, kicking off a string of successful albums and singles.

Among 38 Special’s best-known songs are “Caught Up in You” (1982) and “If I’d Been the One” (1983), both of which hit #1 on Billboard magazine’s album rock chart, and “Second Chance” (1989), a #1 hit on Billboard’s adult contemporary chart. Their other hit singles include “Hold On Loosely” (1981) and “Back Where You Belong” (1984).

The current lineup is comprised of vocalist Donnie Van Zant, guitarists Don Barnes and Danny Chauncey, bassist Larry Junstrom, keyboardist Bobby Capps, and drummer Gary Moffatt.

Recently both Donnie Van Zant and little brother Johnnie (front man of Lynyrd Skynyrd Band) have joined forces as Van Zant and have released an album with another in the works.

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1	Hold on Loosely full track	246
2	Caught Up in You	143
3	Fantasy Girl full track	50
4	Back Where You Belong full track	48
4	Second Chance full track	48
6	Rockin' Into the Night full track	47
7	If I'd Been the One full track	36
8	Stone Cold Believer full track	27
8	Back to Paradise full track	27
10	Teacher, Teacher full track	25
10	So Caught Up In You	25
12	Like No Other Night full track	24
13	Wild-Eyed Southern Boys full track	21
13	Twentieth Century Fox full track	21
15	Trooper With an Attitude full track	15

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thegr8t1 wrote:
7 days ago

I seen these guys open for Skynyrd and they blew them off the stage!!

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imagesk8r6969 wrote:
9 days ago

classic southern hard rock at it's best... \m/

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jb136 wrote:
December 2009

Awesome band and music. Definitely underrated!!

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Gilistes wrote:
October 2009

Rebel to rebel!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Nololob wrote:
September 2009

Klasyka Rocka

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hurricane_mario wrote:
September 2009

what the heck else would they be? they are classic rock.

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Kingsnake77 wrote:
August 2009

excellent band

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BluesRok wrote:
July 2009

If you like movies, you'll love The Movie Group!

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alprax1 wrote:
June 2009

me gustan,por ahora unos temas,avere dnde cojone me bajo halgunos halbunes,,,,,,

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lawlejam2 wrote:
May 2009

Those Southern boys can rock.

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JUICYLIPZ wrote:
May 2009

MY LOVING IS NEVER BAD, THIS SONG ROCKS

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coanta wrote:
May 2009

Rocks!;-)

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IRSARGE wrote:
April 2009

rockin and roll!!!

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Leandra999 wrote:
March 2009

I LUV THIS BAND!

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BigD-idgaf wrote:
March 2009

so caught up in you... little girl

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walkerpark wrote:
December 2008

Sometimes forgotten, but always a good tune!

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danvf666 wrote:
November 2008

k noites no 2001!!!!!

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sh4n3 wrote:
November 2008

Underrated.

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OSCARCHOICE-CHI wrote:
November 2008

1 EXITO PASE EN LAS DISCOS DE URUGUAY-----------------------------------------------------------

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tonylu wrote:
November 2008

Music you never tired with is all time favorite! 38 special gun salute.

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